The Kids Talk Radio Sound Effects Orchestra has been touring libraries and science centers and they intergrate STEM and STEAM into their performances. This is a great way to integrate science and music.

Educator, composer, and software designer Bob Barboza has written a new visual jazz opera called “The Occupy Mars Learning Adventures". Barboza and his engineers, scientists and educator musicians, include robots, storytellers, and musicians in each of their performances. All the work is themed around science, technology, engineering, mathematics, visual and performing arts, computer languages, and foreign languages. Each planet has a unique series of time signatures. Performances feature humanoid and other robots, who tell the story of modern day astronauts traveling to all the planets in our solar system. The lead robot is NAO 2092, assisted by robots that follow his commands to monitor the space ship on a journey that ends on Pluto. The mix of technology, music and story draws children into a thrilling new world of space science and robotics.

The group is scheduled to perform at science centers, schools, universities, music stores, and public libraries throughout southern California. For a calendar and additional information, contact:

Kids Talk Radio is making it possible for classical and jazz musician to combine their talents to tell science stories about space travel with robots.

We are so lucky to work with some of the top students in Southern California.

Keeping music alive in the schools was the wish of my partner Ingrid Pastorius. We are inspiring new generations of kids with our science based visual jazz operas. We dedicate this project to her memory.

Warren Hagerty cello solo Occupy Mars Concert

Bob Barboza, Lauren Boisdore and Walter Martinez promoting our robotic's program to educators, business leaders, city leaders and the Consul General of Cape Verde.

Robot kits used in the production of "Occupy Nine Planets."

Walter Martinez plays chimes to create the sounds of deep, deep space on the six month trip to the planet Mars.

Some of the same kids from the park tour came to the concert in the libary. Long Beach parents commented that this a great chance to check out books and give their kids a good summer science lesson while attending a concert.

Bob Barboza has a passion for keeping classical music and jazz alive with very young children. The Occupy Nine Planets concert and traveling exhibition is a good way of exposing very young children to music. This is a photo of part of the Los Angeles Children's Orchestra based in Pasdena, California under the direction of Susan Pascale. Our goal is to bring the classical and jazz players to the same production.

The Occupy Nine Planets Concert Series

The first movement in our concert is titled "Occupy Mars" introduction played by Walter Martinez on accustic chimes.

Walter Martinez and Bob Barboza have been traveling all summer promoting robotics to young children. They are geeting ready for the Kids Talk Radio Traveling Exhibition. These events are scheduled for schools, libraries and museums in the Southern California area.

Composer/writer Bob Barboza is seen here with Walter Martinez playing the sound effects parts for "Occupy Mars" the first in a series of orginal composition written in odd time signatures for classical and jazz orchestra. Bob studied composition at Los Angeles City College and studied the odd time signatures of the late Don Ellis.